This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... when he looked at me. "If I had money," I said, looking him in the eye--" a lot of money around the house, I don't think I'd be so open about it." "If you had money," said my Uncle, and his eyes twinkled into mine, before he lowered them again--" ah, ha?" "Well, then," I said, " I'll tell it all to you like it was. I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... when he looked at me. "If I had money," I said, looking him in the eye--" a lot of money around the house, I don't think I'd be so open about it." "If you had money," said my Uncle, and his eyes twinkled into mine, before he lowered them again--" ah, ha?" "Well, then," I said, " I'll tell it all to you like it was. I just saw you, and that old money of yours, spread out before you there this afternoon--right there in plain sight. "I don't expect you thought when you did it," I said, "but if there are any thieves or bad niggers, or halfniggers, around this place, or the next one," I said, looking at him, "they can't help seeing it as well as I did. "I'm telling you this so you'll be prepared--so you'll know," I said, and stopped and looked out of the window. And all at once I turned suddenly round, for my Uncle burst out laughing--stood there, just laughing fit to kill himself. It wasn't the pleasantest laugh I ever heard, but it was a laugh just the same. "What's the joke? " I said, getting madder yet. "Well, I'll just show you," said my Uncle, moving toward his study. "No, I won't! No, I believe I won't to-night. I'll wait till to-morrow morning," he said, stopping himself. "But meantime," he said, touching me on the arm, "meantime you keep your eye peeled; keep your eye peeled at that house next door!" I couldn't make out, quite, whether he was laughing or in earnest when he said that, when he' gave me those old directions of his to be watching out. I just stood there, gaping, as he went upstairs. My mouth opened like a fool. But I was boiling over inside. He went poking along out, not noticing me. But when he got to...
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